Tool: Pokemon DS Map Studio: Create Pokemon DS maps in 5 min [2.1 VERSION]

Description
Pokemon DS Map Studio is a tool for creating maps for Pokemon DS games. This tool must be used along with SDSME for importing the maps in the games.
The tool contains some predesigned tilesets for each game but custom tiles can also be created.

Games available

• Pokemon Diamond / Pearl
• Pokemon Platinum
• Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver
• Pokemon Black / White
• Pokemon Black 2 / White 2

What Pokemon DS Map Studio can do?

• Create Pokemon DS maps [*.nsbmd]
• Edit map collisions [*.per]
• Edit map terrain files [*.bdhc]
• Edit textures (experimental) [*.nsbtx]
• Import 3D tiles as OBJ format
• Edit 3D tiles and IMD materials
• Export maps as OBJ, IMD and NSBMD
• View maps in 3D and 2D

What Pokemon DS Map Studio CAN'T do?

• Edit already existing maps from the original games
• Import maps into the game (that is done with SDSME)
• Modify game files

Screenshots

Main window
Tileset editor
Collision editor
Terrain editor
Nsbtx editor

Videos
Creating Platinum map
Creating Heart Gold and Soul Silver map
Creating Black and White map

Tutorials
Make your first map with PDSMS. Credits to Jay-San for making this awesome tutorial:
How to add new tiles to Pokemon DS Map Studio using Blender
How to add new textures to Pokemon DS Map Studio

How to run Pokemon DS Map Studio
You will need the following requirements:

• Windows or Linux
• Java 8 (higher versions can be problematic)
• A graphics card compatible with OpenGL 2

For running the program:

• Double click the exe file "PokemonDsMapStudio 2.0.exe"
• Double click the jar file "PokemonDsMapStudio.jar"
• If the previous method doesn't work, probably there is one requierement that is not fulfilled.

If you can't run the program after those steps, please, do the following for cheking the error:

• Open Windows file explorer and go to the folder where "PokemonDsMapStudio.jar" is located.
• Type "cmd" in the file explorer's path. That will open Windows command prompt.
• In Windows command prompt type: "java -jar PokemonDsMapStudio.jar"
• Then the error message will be displayed in the command prompt. You can share the error message with me for finding a solution.

DOWNLOAD Lastest Version
Pokemon DS Map Studio 2.2 - Windows and Linux - Download link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/sht5123icwa2sjc/Pokemon_DS_Map_Studio-2.2.zip/file

Pokemon DS Map Studio 2.2 - SOURCE CODE - Download link: https://github.com/Trifindo/Pokemon-DS-Map-Studio

Special thanks to JackHack96 for helping me with the Linux version and the GitHub support.

Simply incredible!!

Nice! Always good to see new tools for gen 4+. When I click on the "main window" spoiler, nothing pops up. May want to look into that, although it also may only be on my end.

Derlo said:

Simply incredible!!

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Thank you! :D

Anthroyd said:

Nice! Always good to see new tools for gen 4+. When I click on the "main window" spoiler, nothing pops up. May want to look into that, although it also may only be on my end.

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In my computer looks fine. But thanks for telling me.

Also, I want to announce that Pokemon DS Map Studio version 1.4 is out. It fixes many bugs. You can download it in the "Download" section. Stay tunned for more updates.

In the early days of when each of the Gen 4 and 5 games were developed by Game Freak, they only used Maya to design the maps, and each of the objects were just duplicated and took a lengthy amount of time to do.

But with this tool, it makes maps much faster than Game Freak ever could! Therefore turning the old Maya method into a snail pace compared to Pokémon DS Map Studio.

Really looking forward to seeing this tool develop, as time goes on!

Great tool!

Oh gosh, this looks good, and I can't wait to try it~!

Also, how do I export as a .nsbmd?

The option on the bar at the top which I presume is to export to nsb (it says nsb) seems to open imd files.
The imd option seems to open .obj files, and the obj option seems to save obj files.

Pheebs said:

Also, how do I export as a .nsbmd?

The option on the bar at the top which I presume is to export to nsb (it says nsb) seems to open imd files.
The imd option seems to open .obj files, and the obj option seems to save obj files.

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You have to follow this procedure:
-Save the map as OBJ
-Save the map as IMD using the OBJ generated
-Save the map as NSBMD using the IMD generated

Thanks for using the tool! 😀
Feel free to ask more questions.

TrifindoRH said:

You have to follow this procedure:
-Save the map as OBJ
-Save the map as IMD using the OBJ generated
-Save the map as NSBMD using the IMD generated

Thanks for using the tool! 😀
Feel free to ask more questions.

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Oh, I get it now.
I would maybe suggest the tool telling you to do that.
It was slightly confusing, ngl.

So cool!
Simply amazing <3

Pheebs said:

Oh, I get it now.
I would maybe suggest the tool telling you to do that.
It was slightly confusing, ngl.

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I will try to make it more intuitive, or at least, make a tutorial on how to do it.

JackHack96 said:

So cool!
Simply amazing <3

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Thanks! I'm glad you like it.


I have updated the tool to 1.6 version. This version includes some bugfixes and some new features like the use of backgrounds images for copying maps.
You can download it form here or from the main post: http://www.mediafire.com/file/l9j46qcd7klbzkw/PokemonDsMapStudio_1_6.rar/file

TrifindoRH said:

I will try to make it more intuitive, or at least, make a tutorial on how to do it.



Thanks! I'm glad you like it.


I have updated the tool to 1.6 version. This version includes some bugfixes and some new features like the use of backgrounds images for copying maps.
You can download it form here or from the main post: http://www.mediafire.com/file/l9j46qcd7klbzkw/PokemonDsMapStudio_1_6.rar/file

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Uploading it right now! I'll try to write down a text tutorial this evening.

Yo, this is so cool.
It's been my dream for almost a decade to do DS ROM Hacking, and here it is.


I've made my own map, thanks for this tool!

Pheebs said:

Yo, this is so cool.
It's been my dream for almost a decade to do DS ROM Hacking, and here it is.

I've made my own map, thanks for this tool!

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That is so cool! I'm glad that you managed to create a map.

Quick update: I'm working on version 1.7 that will include new features and bugfixes, like the new improved BDHC editor, improvements for the IMD generator...
Here it is a new video showing the new capabilities of the new BDHC editor.


New info soon.

1.7 Version of Pokemon DS Map Studio is available now!

You can download it from here: http://www.mediafire.com/file/ikwjlnwblkwzolh/PokemonDsMapStudio_1_7.rar/file

List of new features and bugfixes:
- IMD exporter now supports Quad Strips for using less polygons (Triangle strips are not available yet)
- IMD exporter normals are reduced by grouping polygons with same normals
- BDHC editor now supports all types of plates and custom angles
- Added Undo/Redo button for map editor
- Added option for clearing full layers
- Bugfix for some Platinum materials on default tileset
- Other technical bugfixes...

More updates soon!

I have released version 1.7.1, it fixes some bugs that were preventing the IMD exporter to work properly with tiles that were made in Sketchup.

You can donwload it here: http://www.mediafire.com/file/qbsr391iyg5nip3/PokemonDsMapStudio_1_7_1.rar/file

1.8 Version is out!
It includes the following changes and fixes:
- Added wireframe shading in Tileset editor
- Added texture thumbnails in Material editor
- Added material texture tiling editor (repeat, clamp, flip)
- Added button for moving tiles on Z axis
- Tile selector now can move multiple tiles by using right click for selecting range and drag for moving
- Added more info and colors for BW collisions
- Added more tiles for BW
- Added Tileset preview when opening maps
- Tileset editor dialog can be resized now
- Fixed texture coordinates bug when exporting IMD quad stripes
- Added 2 Extra Tilesets for Platinum in the folder named "Extra Tilesets" thanks to Driox, the author of the tilesets


You can download it from here: http://www.mediafire.com/file/do27miznof5vtcu/PokemonDsMapStudio_1_8.rar/file

Also, source code is now available: http://www.mediafire.com/file/pd603p763by773v/PokemonDsMapStudio_1_8_source.rar/file